Sunday, October 7th >> Prairie Lights Reading: Weissbort, Yankelevich, Judd

 

 

Poets and translators Daniel Weissbort and Matvei Yankelevich read from their work along with Michael Judd, a poet and Writers’ Workshop student.
7pm | Prairie Lights Bookstore.

 

 

Monday, October 8th >> Panel: World Lit Net: Writing in the Age of Global Communication

 

Editors and writers (Matvei Yankelevich, Michael Orthofer, Chad Post, Cris Mattison, Dedi Felman, and Eliot Weinberger; Russell Valentino and Nataša Durovičová, moderators) discuss the value of the Internet as a tool of dissemination, a locus of literary community, and a potential engine for (or roadblock to) “world literature.” 12pm | Adler Journalism Building

 

 

Tuesday, October 9th >> Russian-Language Reading

 

Open World participants Maria Galina, Leonid Kostyukov, Vladimir Sovetov, and Ekaterina Taratuta read from their work in this bilingual event.
12pm
Shambaugh House

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 9th >>Reading: Eliot Weinberger, Kiran Nagarkar

 

Poet and essayist Weinberger and Indian novelist and IWP 2007 resident Nagarkar read from their work.
8pm
Shambaugh House

 

 

 

Wed., October 10th >> Panel: The Business of Arabic-Language Literature

 

IWP 2007 residents Hamdy el-Gazzar (Egypt), Khaled Khalifa (Syria) and Aziz Shakir (Bulgaria) discuss the business of Arabic-language writing and literature. Moderated by Ahmed Kanna, a UI postdoctoral fellow specializing in Middle East studies. 12pm | Iowa City Public Library

 

 

 

Wed., October 10th >> Spanish-Language Reading

 

This bilingual reading, hosted by Roberto Ampuero (IWP ’96, Chile), features UI assistant professor Santiago Vaquera-Vasquez, local journalist Oscar Argueta, and IWP 2007 residents Elena Bossi (Argentina) and Beaudelaine Pierre (Haiti).
4pm | Shambaugh House

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 10th >> Reception and Retrospective: 40 Years of the IWP

 

Guests, including IWP founder Hualing Engle, IWP director Chris Merrill, Daniel Weissbort, Stavros Deligiorgis, and Peter Nazareth share their memories of the IWP.
5:30pm | The University of Iowa Museum of Art

 

 

 

Friday, October 12th >> Tomaž Šalamun Q&A

 

Slovenian poet and Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Šalamun (IWP ’71) answers questions from the audience.
11:00am
Frank Conroy Room, Dey House

Friday, October 12th >> Panel: Cultural Diplomacy: The Writer and the World

 

Discussion of the roles writers and their advocates play in increasing understanding between cultures. Panelists scheduled to appear include Richard Arndt, author of "First Resort of Kings: US Cultural Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century," former Congressman James Leach, UI professor of English Harry Stecopoulos, and IWP 2007 resident Kavery Nambisan (India).
4:00pm | Senate Chambers, Old Capitol Museum

Friday, October 12th >> Paul Engle Memorial Reading

 

Slovenian poet and Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Tomaž Šalamun (IWP ’71) delivers the Paul Engle Memorial Reading.
8:00pm | Shambaugh Auditorium